Re: today....Judy---

OK Kitty, that made me laugh out loud. You sure do have a point. I guess
the next generation of children will have to be taught that one because
I'll never remember to cough or sneeze into my elbow! 
A

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC 


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> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 6/15/2005 10:18:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] today....Judy---
>
> Melody, as a nurse I am sure you know better about such things than I do,
> but I get pretty disgusted with people who don't cover their mouths when
> they cough.  You are right - the germs go right to their hands and then
they
> spread the germs by touching things.  However, I can behave defensively
> against such actions, but I cannot control what people spew into the air.
> Plus, it's just plain disgusting.  And the elbow? yeah, try it.  Looks
like
> you're sniffing your armpit to see if your deodorant is working.  uh-uh.
>
> Kitty
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Melody " <mhobertm@excite.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 1:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] today....Judy---
>
>
> > This is also the reason I have such a problem with the proliferation of
> > antibacterial soaps and/or products with antibacterial agents embedded
> > in them...by constant use of these antibacterial products we are
> > actually weakening our immune systems, throwing out the good bacteria
> > that protect us while not necessarily killing off the really bad
> > bacteria that harm us. Just plain old soap and water for handwashing
> > along with vigorous mechanical scrubbing when you wash is enough for
> > most folks with healthy immune systems. Also, we really, really need to
> > stop using our hands to cover our mouths and noses when we sneeze or
> > cough...coughing/sneezing into the crook of your elbow or turning your
> > head away from folks is much preferable...this way the bacteria do not
> > end up on your hands where they are then passed on to everything and
> > everyone you touch.
> >
> >
> >
> > Melody
> > Hills, IA  zone 5
> >
> >
> >
> >  --- On Sun 06/12, Judy Browning < judybrowning@lewiston.com > wrote:
> > From: Judy Browning [mailto: judybrowning@lewiston.com]
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 19:12:39 -0000
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] today....Judy---
> >
> > Both actually. You can cause resistance in your own population, then
> > pass it<br>along to someone else through casual contact. My hand to
> > money, a doorknob,<br>or shopping cart to your hand for instance. An
> > elderly lady I knew claimed<br>she and her husband never got colds.
> > Their secret: Whenever returning home,<br>they immediately washed their
> > hands. Didn't take off their coats or touch<br>anything inside until
> > they washed their hands. If they had been shopping,<br>they washed again
> > after putting their purchases away.<br>Our bodies are protected by skin
> > that is very resistant to bacteria. Mucus<br>membranes in the eyes mouth
> > & other orifices is not. Most infection enter<br>the body through a
> > mucus membrane. Puncture wounds are dangerous because<br>they carry
> > foreign material through the skin. Immune system tends to<br>incapsulate
> > stuff like that, making a warm dark moist area for bacteria to<br>grow
> > ie abcess.<br>Some of the more toxic antibiotics can kill all of your
> > gut's
> >
> > flora,<br>beneficial & not. When you get diarrhea from an antibiotic,
> > that's the<br>cause. The good bugs are gone too. Taking a little
> > buttermilk or yogurt a<br>couple of hours after a dose can repopulate
> > with a benefical lactobacillus.<br>I doubt you were totally sterile
> > inside. But there was probably very little<br>left.<br>----- Original
> > Message -----<br>From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net><br>To:
> > <gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 1:44 AM<br>Subject:
> > RE: [CHAT] today....Judy---<br><br><br>> So Judy-<br>><br>> You are
> > saying it is within a person, rather than a NEW bacteria we
> > have<br>to<br>> worry about?<br>><br>> I know a few years ago when my
> > system was whacked and I was always ill,<br>they<br>> gave me an orange
> > powder to mix with water. The nastiest stuff I ever<br>> tasted. I
> > didn't believe it at the time, but they claimed this was
> > going<br>to<br>> remove all bacteria and fungus from my system,
> > unfortunately good and bad<br>> types. I did get
> >
> > better a week later, but still am not buying it did that.<br>><br>>
> > Donna<br>><br>><br>> > Chris, this is a soapbox invitation I can't
> > resist. Get ready<br>> > Resistant bacteria are getting more problematic
> > each year. Part of the<br>> > problem is the widespread use of
> > antibiotics! Especially with folks who<br>> > "save" a few pills from
> > their prescription & self medicate the next<br>time.<br>> > 1st course
> > of medication leaves a few of the most resistant germs, which<br>> >
> > then are the ones to multiply. When they next get a cold & take the
> > last<br>> > few, they expose more bacteria to the antibiotic without
> > killing them<br>and<br>> > build even more resistance in the "normal"
> > bacteria we all host.<br>> > I won't get started on physicians who
> > prescribe antibiotics for viral<br>> > infections, talk about
> > malpractice.<br>> > Then there is a woeful lack of handwashing in the
> > general public and<br>most<br>> > professions.<br>> > OK getting down
> > off the box.<br>> > too true
> >
> > about the tetanus injection. That was something the ER
> > staff<br>made<br>> > sure of too.<br>> > Judy B<br>> > Z 6
> > Idaho<br>><br>>
> >
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